Steeve

What do we mean by steeve?

The angle formed by the bowsprit and the horizon or the keel. noun

To incline (a bowsprit) upward at an angle with the horizon or the keel. intransitive verb

To have an upward inclination. Used of a bowsprit. intransitive verb

A spar or derrick with a block at one end, used for stowing cargo. noun

To stow or pack (cargo) in the hold of a ship. transitive verb

To stiffen: as, to be steeved with cold.

To stuff; cram; pack firmly and tightly.

Nautical, to stow, as cargo in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve or a jack-screw.

A long derrick or spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cargo. noun

Stiff; firm; unbending or unyielding.

Nautical, to project from the bows at an angle instead of horizontally: said of a bowsprit.

Nautical, to give a certain angle of elevation to: as, to steeve a bowsprit.

Nautical, the angle of elevation which the bowsprit makes with the horizon. noun

To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. intransitive verb

To elevate or fix at an angle with the horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. transitive verb

To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a steeve. See Steeve, n. (b). transitive verb

The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also steeving. noun

A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to be packed tightly. noun

To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc. verb

The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel; the steeving. noun

The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or with the line of the vessel's keel.

A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing cotton bales and similar cargo needing to be packed tightly.

Words that are spelled similarly to steeve:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word steeve:
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Words that rhyme with steeve:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe steeve:
little.

Consonant match to steeve:
stave, stove, steve, stive, stieve, stueve, stuve.

Words that sound like steeve:
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